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Related: About this forumHere’s where your religion stands on gay marriage
http://bangordailynews.com/2015/07/10/news/heres-where-your-religion-stands-on-gay-marriage/The Rev. Patrick Henry Reardon of All Saints Antiochian Orthodox Church in Chicago says the government can define and sanction marriage on its terms but that he'll no longer act as an agent of the government by signing civil licenses.
By Erin Rhoda, BDN Staff
Posted July 10, 2015, at 4:07 p.m.
Last modified July 13, 2015, at 7:10 a.m.
How will the U.S. Supreme Courts June 26 ruling making same-sex marriage legal in every state affect religious groups?
It makes clear that clergy are not required to perform same-sex marriages. But some conservative religious schools are worried. They may have to allow same-sex relationships or else risk losing their tax-exempt status.
Many religions the Roman Catholic Church, Orthodox Judaism and Islam, for example remain firmly opposed to same-sex marriage. But a growing number of religions have changed their positions in the last couple decades, including the Reform and Conservative Jewish movements, the Unitarian Universalist Association and the United Church of Christ.
For some of the largest Protestant denominations, the debate has often been difficult, especially among the United Methodist Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Episcopal Church. The ELCA, for instance, permits pastors and their congregations to make their own decisions about whether to perform same-sex marriages.
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HassleCat
(6,409 posts)My religion is Universal Life Church, and our motto is, "Do the right thing." Since God does not speak to us, we have to rely on the Supreme Court, so it's clear what is the right thing here.
cbayer
(146,218 posts)AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)As long as you don't marry your bicycle or hamster.
cbayer
(146,218 posts)because that is the only thing you ever reply to me with.
It would be really refreshing to have any kind of substantive exchange with you. Want to give it a try?
Lordquinton
(7,886 posts)Maybe start by distancing yourself from anyone who would use those types of nasty right wing talking points.
AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)Oh the irony!
"I'm guessing there is some snarky message here,"
I'm sure I don't know what you mean.
cbayer
(146,218 posts)Let me know if you change your mind.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)When you do nothing to address the behavior of your family and friends (two of whom are on 5-hide vacations at the moment - go figure), you really lose any right to criticize others.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)Makes it look like support is pretty evenly split, right?
What should be noted is that the middle column represents something like 90-95% of total membership in the US. 65-70 million Catholics. 20-25 million Baptists. 8 million Methodists.
Meanwhile, the largest group in the left column is the ELCA with a little over 4 million members.
But let's cheer how wonderful religion is! Hooray!
safeinOhio
(32,714 posts)stand on the side of love. It only takes a spark to light a fire.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)And how incredibly significant they are in comparison.
safeinOhio
(32,714 posts)Just fan the spark so the fire takes off.
Have to start somewhere.
bvf
(6,604 posts)You'd think an organization dealing with statistics would be sensitive to this sort of thing (even if it only meant annotating the graphic with membership data).
As it stands, yes, misleading as hell.
Lordquinton
(7,886 posts)In the opposed I see names like Roman Catholic Church, and Baptist church, ans Islam while the for have the Episcopal church, and a whole lot of movements. That scale is not balanced.
LostOne4Ever
(9,290 posts)cbayer
(146,218 posts)Is there one?
LostOne4Ever
(9,290 posts)Homosexuals have been personally touched by his noodliness so to deny them a right to marriage is considered an abomination
cbayer
(146,218 posts)I still don't see an official position.
Perhaps you should spearhead an effort, Lost. This is a list that I would want to be on.
Lordquinton
(7,886 posts)And i don't see westboro baptist either.